PRIMITIVE PAINTING: Final Book

Finally, I added a few more details and my booklet is finished from the Primitive Painting workshop.

Thanks again Mindy & Donna for a great experience.

BARKLEY :)

During Mindy Lacefield's class, I started a wooden canvas painting with a dog as the main focus. 

 

 

As I finished, it became a tribute to my lil guy Barkley. 

 

He is my one and only (loud and barking)

Stink-Stink. (not because he smells...because he is a lil stinker)

As in this photo:

(note the dog in the background acting like nothing looks wrong?!?)

 

RUBBERMOON: Shrinky Dinks

Oh, to be a child again!

Oh Wait, you don't need to be a child to still enjoy the fun of Shrinky Dinks!!

Not knowing how everything will turn out, I wanted to play around with this oldie but goodie.

In 3 (okay maybe 4) Simple Steps, I made several embellishmnets to use for future projects.

STAMP

It's a bit hard to see the stamps on the clear Shrinky Dinks.

I used a variety of stamps including my favorites from RubberMoon:

Sunny Carvalho and Mindy Lacefield collection

Staz-On and Archival inks worked best as they did not smudge. 

Brilliance was used on the black sheet, I just had to let it dry longer.

  I did have to sand down this brand, but love how the ink pops by itself.

COLOR & CUT

Coloring a few with Prismacolor pencils, but also leaving some just simply stamped.

SHRINK

And just like in my childhood, I still got giddy anticipating the results and

watching the pieces curl up and shrink and flatten back out.

The theory of using a brown bag under to remove the shrinky dinks didn't work so well.

 It was better to just stick with the cookie sheet alone.

Many curled up and stayed curled. 

When trying to flatten...I broke the bunny's ears. Poor Frolic :(

But hey....just like in childhood...Glue will fix it :)

I love the colors on the black, but one thing to remember is the colors don't show through the opposite side as with the clear sheets.  Hence the rougher texture. 

Completely adore how all these turned out.

You may not be able to tell, but they are vibrant.  

(The sun has gone down so lighting isn't the greatest. Apologies. )

It's hard to tell how small some of these are. I adore the lil' scully. And the lime green dog.

ADORE. 

Both of those stamps and many others can be found at RubberMoon 

 

These gals would make great jewelry pieces.

Just remember to punch holes before shrinking...(.which I didn't.).

 

And then the rest of the batch.

 

I made the beach themed ones for an upcoming trip. (Is it June, yet?!?)

I plan to use them in my Project Life album in various pockets. 

Again, the sizing is hard to photograph, but it shrinks about 40% from the original.

 So...what are you waiting for....

 

Grab some stamps!

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Create a childhood favorite!

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And a memory to last forever!

(unless you flatten it after shrinking :)

PRIMITIVE PAINTING: Day 4

The sun is shining, but so sad to say goodbye to everyone!

Before brunch, Mindy displayed a way to start with a dark background to create people.

The result adds such a primitive look.  Truly Awesome!

We played for a little while before sharing.

And what great works of art!! Each personal and each unique. Everyone has a story for being there.... a need, a want, and a desire. All different, but all inspiring.  So thankful for this day!

My heart is full.  

(Yet my art still needs some finishing touches)

(Mindy's Donna....so adorable)

The stars were so bright the night before, I had to capture it before the day ended.
All these pieces are a work in progress...so I will post my final book in a future post.

My AH-HA Moment was when

Mindy stated "Making mistakes leads to making discoveries."

This message rang true for everyone in the class the entire week.  We all learned from each other, and we all taught each other something.  A true blessing to be at this workshop and embrace the love, warmth, and spirit of Mindy Lacefield.  She's the Tim Sally of the World, ya know!!

PRIMITIVE PAINTING: Day 3

A gloomy day, but such brightness inside starting Day 3.

Getting right down to business, and learning how to make a human, mostly girls.

However, Mr. Miller's technique for a male figure was super NEATO.

(It's on my to-do list to learn, need some boy art in my life :)

One way I started was to use Mindy's stamp to get an idea of dimensions for smaller figures.

I printed one on a gelli print...and loved it, so kept her simple (and body-less)

I was slack on photo taking for the rest of the morning and even failed to capture the yummy lunch.

But after break, Debbie read us a story about an idea coming to fruition.  

I was reminded of back in the day going to library story time.  Loved It!!

Then the afternoon before dinner was filled with more artwork:

And then the PARTY STARTED!!

(delicious food, great service)

First taste of a Moscow Mule!! Yum!

Salmon, Chicken, & Pork.

Strawberry Shortcake & Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake....what's not to love!!

Thanks for another amazing day Mindy.

You have won my heart over again and again.  You are such a beautiful soul and spirit.

Thanks for sharing your talent and time with us crazy coconut oil loving gals (and guy)!

I'm Serious!

:)